By Pronouns, Singular nouns

Hi,The way people talked in the twenties, thirties, and wasn’t that much different from today. As a matter of fact you’ll see a number of the same words used today. Of course speech patterns change from town to town, state to state and country to country. But one that’s stayed the same all...

The way people talked in the twenties, thirties, and wasn’t that much different from today. As a matter of fact you’ll see a number of the same words used today. Of course speech patterns change from town to town, state to state and country to country. But one that’s stayed the same all...

The airport custodial staff, which (A) hasn't been working under contract for a year, (B) are thinking about (C) striking if management (D) doesn't agree to salary increases. I think (B) should be corrected to is thinking because in American English "staff" is considered a...

Definitely "verbal fog".It's not very easy to see, though, because, as has been pointed out, the passage is badly written. If it hadn't been, it'd be easier to find the referent of "it" instead of having to go back to the beginning of the text or wondering which...

Have - should be used with plural noun/pronoun. and with I and you. Has - should be used with singular noun/pronoun. except I and you. I corrected the rules in red. You didn't state them correctly. CJ

Have - should be used with plural noun/pronoun. Has - should be used with singular noun/pronoun. If above rule is true, then this below sentence should be incorrect. I have a book in my hand. Why the above sentence can not be written like this. I has a book in my hand.

Grammar Geek wrote:Let's see what other people think. Which of the following are acceptable? Which are outright wrong? Situation one:Of all the nice young ladies we just met, which would be good candidates to join our Tea and Cupcake Society? Correct, as an interrogative pronoun, which is used...

Question 1Although the question has already been answered, I should like to comment on why arise is the correct choice. The subject of the clause should any difference arise is difference, which is singular and third person. One of the fundamental principles of English grammar is that the subject...

I have gone through a lot of the old posts on the topic any. This is my understanding of any usage. Any can be followed by a plural/uncountable/singular noun. 1. When any is used in interogative or negative form, it is usually followed by a plural/uncountable noun. Does it mean that the verb...

Hi, Could someone please explain to me when to use plural/singular nouns with plural possessive pronouns? Generally speaking, use the plural. But, it depends somewhat on the context. Let's examine your examples. 1) As I’ve said before, all learning, regardless of age is about the input into our...